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K-12 Teacher Development

Our center enhances and supports the professional growth of educators by providing hands-on content workshops. We believe that effective educators are lifelong learners and that professional development is an ongoing process of enhancing our understanding of how children develop and learn, advancing our content knowledge and learning new practices.

This Teacher PD will be held at Swearingen Engineering Center located at 301 Main Street, Columbia. 9am -3pm on Friday, March 14.  Breakout sessions will be:

9: 30 a.m.:  PLTW Gateway collaboration, PLTW Computer Science Pathway, PLTW Engineering Pathway, Siemens

10:45 a.m.: Robotics Classroom games and competitions, Drones, What’s new with VEX, 3d Printing authentic applications for the classroom

12:30 p.m.: Build your Community partner network, career readiness, blended learning- combing disciplines, Showcasing MCEC

1:45 p.m.: Hot top for VEX, eSports, Machine Learning for “dummies”, VEX robotics: sensors and conditional logic

Registration now open, Register Here

Course 1- Siemens Engineering Design:  June 9th - 13th
Course 2- Siemens Manufacturing and Automation: July 7th- 11th
Course 3- Siemens Mechatronics and the Internet of Things (loT): July 14th- 18th

All courses will be Monday- Thursday 8:30am-4pm and Friday 8:30am -1pm

Registration will be $1200 per session per teacher.  You can pay by credit card here or check made payable to the University of South Carolina.

Registration Now Open


USC will cover parking.  Parking will be available at Horizon Parking garage located at 519 Main Street, Columbia SC 29208.  Please enter through hourly parking only and park on the 3rd floor or above.  Do not park in spaces designated for permit holders. Any parking violations incurred due to non-compliance will be the responsibilty of the vehicle owner.

Dinner will be provided on Monday night and lunch will be provided on Wednesday.  All other meals will be on your own. 

Who: Any 9th- 12th grade educator

Cost: $1200 per session per teacher
Registration includes curriculum, master teacher training, parking, orientation dinner and lunch on Wednesday

*Registration does not include lodging, transporation or dinners. 

Required Equipment: Participants must bring their own laptop with the needed software preloaded. 

Location: Swearingen Engineering Center, 301 Main Street,  Columbia SC 29208, Room: TBA

Hotel Recommendations nearby:

  • Courtyard Columbia Downtown at USC
  • Springhill Suites Columbia Downtown/The vista
  • Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown the Vista

 

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